The Trump administration's decision to freeze nearly all U.S. Agency for International Development programs could threaten Vermont nonprofits and businesses.
The decision halts funding for global development efforts, affecting organizations that provide health care, disaster relief and economic support in more than 130 countries.
Congress provided $66.1 billion in foreign assistance appropriations in fiscal year 2023.
"The USAID provides lifesaving assistance, healthcare, disaster relief and prevents them from coming into conflict. It's both moral but it also serves our national security," said Victoria Holt, director of Dartmouth College's John Sloan Dickey Center for International Understanding.
BRATTLEBORO-The Vermont Department of Labor has received notice that C&S Wholesale Grocers is planning layoffs at its Old Ferry Road warehouse and distribution center starting in March. Labor Commissioner Mike Harrington said on Jan. 10 that the planned layoffs will involve fewer than 50 employees and will not take...